Wynn Schwartz Ph.D Archive

The object relationship framing this affect expresses concretely the desire to destroy or dominate the object. An almost unavoidable consequence of hatred is its justification as revenge against the frustrating object; the wish for revenge is typical of hatred. Paranoid …

ayin tachat ayinJury selection is underway in Boston for the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. I took the jury survey and won’t qualify to serve for two reasons: I was a block and a half from the second explosion and under …

She is profoundly aware of the desire she inspires, but the desire cruel and naked would humiliate and horrify her. Yet she would find no charm in a respect which would be only respect.... she refuses to apprehend the desire …

Today the Boston Descriptive Psychology Study Group began with the case of a 13 year old boy whose school system was isolating him as a sexual predator. A smart kid with an elaborate but flaky explanation for his actions, he …

I have mixed feeling regarding the psychiatric diagnosis of American Presidents. I prefer moral language for some of their conditions. There's a detailed literature on their depressive grief, alcoholism, and Alzheimer's. Yes, the Gipper was losing his shit. Some of …

Why do I teach psychoanalysis? What do I want to accomplish in the semester to follow? I'll start with Freud. Freud had two intellectual obligations that remain mine. The first is to a vision of our animal nature and the …

William James“By the principle of utility is meant that principle which approves or disapproves of every action whatsoever according to the tendency it appears to have to augment or diminish the happiness of the party whose interest is in question: …

How is the world real? What is its composition? Is it found or created? What are its limits? What is the connection between our behavior and our world(s)? The early Wittgenstein and the late Peter Ossorio worked it out this …

He who is still laughing hasn't yet heard the bad news. Bertolt BrechtVigilance and preoccupation with the incompetence, bluster, and threat pouring from the White House is more than tiresome. We should have better things to think about. For me, …

Today, the study group began with a case of a boy who by 13 was considered a sexual predator. A smart kid with an elaborate explanation for his actions, he seemed unmoved by scorn or guilt. A small bit of …